ECE 480 Gantt Charts RevisitedKeys to Successful Gantt ChartsKeys, cont.Slide 4ECE 480ECE 480Gantt Charts Gantt Charts RevisitedRevisitedKeys to Successful Gantt Keys to Successful Gantt ChartsChartsUSE the default, finish-to-start, USE the default, finish-to-start, constraints obtained by specifying constraints obtained by specifying predecessors, unless you KNOW you predecessors, unless you KNOW you need to do something else!!!need to do something else!!!DON’T put REPORTING tasks in the DON’T put REPORTING tasks in the dependency chain, unless they are dependency chain, unless they are REALLY in the chainREALLY in the chain–If boss stops work unless approves If boss stops work unless approves report…report…–If delaying report submission delays the If delaying report submission delays the completion of the project!completion of the project!Keys, cont.Keys, cont.Don’t block your critical path by making the Don’t block your critical path by making the last task scheduled be independent of other last task scheduled be independent of other tasks – you get NOTHING. Last task tasks – you get NOTHING. Last task determines end of critical path, which works determines end of critical path, which works backwards from there.backwards from there.TEST your critical path – EVERY task that must TEST your critical path – EVERY task that must be accomplished to avoid delaying successful be accomplished to avoid delaying successful project completion should appear in a project completion should appear in a dependency chain that leads to final demo of dependency chain that leads to final demo of your project. That’s NOT interim reports and your project. That’s NOT interim reports and presentations! You can ALWAYS report presentations! You can ALWAYS report progress: e.g., “There was none.” That’s a progress: e.g., “There was none.” That’s a progress report.progress report.Keys, cont.Keys, cont.Use “Tracking Gantt” mode to see Use “Tracking Gantt” mode to see critical path and task critical path and task completion/partial completioncompletion/partial completionTrack (record) completion of tasks Track (record) completion of tasks regularly, show your facilitatorregularly, show your facilitatorMake sure your (operating) plan Make sure your (operating) plan shows completion by the due date shows completion by the due date (last Thursday of semester, or earlier)(last Thursday of semester, or
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